"The idea of beauty is the fundamental idea of everything. In the world we see only distortions of the fundamental idea, but art, by imagination, may lift itself to the height of this idea. Art is therefore akin to creation."

-- Leo Tolstoy

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“The true secret to seeking the unknown is in the looking, not the finding. The journey is what matters.”

Source : Josh Gates (2011). “Destination Truth: Memoirs of a Monster Hunter”, p.41, Simon and Schuster
“Photography has always been capable of manipulation.”

Source : "False witness" by Charlotte Higgins, www.theguardian.com. March 10, 2004.
“Anyone who cares about the Earth - really cares - must stop eating animals.”
“It's a lot of working out, you know, and you don't get to eat all the things you wanna eat.”
“We are in an age of technology where we sit in our little cubicles and we IM each other and Skype each other and never connect as human beings.”
“Food to eat and games to play. Tell me why, tell me why. Serve it out and eat it up. Have a try, have a try.”
“Strong states and blocs of strong states are the only source of power and legitimacy capable of driving an international agenda in today's world.”

Source : Source: bigthink.com
“The prayer of faith is a prayer willing to believe and prevail for God's answer in a situation that is utterly impossible. Regardless of the difficulty of the situation, you require no external confirmation but believe God in spite of appearance. Your eyes are on God, not on the situation.”

Source : Wesley L. Duewel (1990). “Mighty Prevailing Prayer”, p.101, Zondervan

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